Fishing lure



P 25, 1951 J. HINERMAN 2,569,057

FISHING LURE Filed June 7, 1949 II I JNVENTOR. JACK HIMERMAN Patented Sept. 25; 1951 1 UN TED UFFI CE assaos'i I FISHING Jack Hinerman, Amarillo, Tex. Application June 7, 1949, Serial No. 97,623

This invention relates to a fishing lure, and more particularly to a novel fishing lure Jhav-ing oppositely-rotating colored attracting memhers and-a keel-like member for holding the hook and supporting shaft against rotation while the device isube'ing drawn through the water.

It is an object of this invention to provide a lure of the kind to be more particularly described hereinafter for attracting fish by the agitation of the water by the oppositely-rotatmg, brightly-colored, helically-grooved skirts or spools,

Another object of this invention is to provide a fishing lure of this kind which is light in weight and easy to manufacture, and as the rotating members depend solely upon their movements through the water, the independent operation aboutfl the common supporting shaft provides an efiicient device, the proper operation of which is not easily obstructed by outside articles encountered by the device.

Another object of this invention is to provide a fishing lure which is substantial in structure and formation to withstand considerable use and abuse'in handling by the fisherman and others who are using and carrying the device.

With the above and other objects in view, my

invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

"Figure '1 is a side elevation of the fishing lure constructed according to an embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1';

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates generall a novel fishing lure constructed according to an embodiment of this invention. The fishing lure I0 is formed with a fpair of rotating lure members which are rotatable inopposite directions as the fishing lure I0 is drawn through the water when attached to a suitable fishing line or the like. The rotating members of the fishing lure Ill are adapted to be colored in various bright colors for attracting the fish and the rotation of the lure elements or members of the fishing lure I0 will suitably agitate the water to attract the attention of the fish.

The fishing lure I0 is formed with a longi- 2 claims. (Cl. 43-422) tudinal, elongated shaft if having a front end portion l2 threaded for receiving a pairrof-wmit elements M. A keel or keel member .15 .is fixed on the front, threaded end of the shaft 1 I, being clamped between the nuts l4 :and depending from the front end of the shaft. "The-keel member .16 is formed substantially as .a fiat plate which is outwardly dished on the front side of the lower end thereof to provide a deflecting spoon member or plate with a concave front surface Hi the upper end of the member being transversely fixed onthe shaft and having peripheral recesses 40 formed therein to define a plurality of fixed vanes 41, which radiate outwardly in transverse advancement of the lure members. A ball 1'! is fixed on the forwardmo'st of the nuts' l d and extends forwardly'beyond the extreme forward end of the shaft H to provide for the attachment of a fishing line or the like.

A collar I8 is fixed to or formed integrally with the shaft l1, adjacent the forward end thereof, and a-similar collar [9 is formed on the shaft H intermediate the length thereof or at thecenter. The collars l8 and I9 are cylindrical in configuration, having similar outside diameters and provide bearing members for the forwardmost of the rotating lure members 20. A collar 2! is fixed to or formed integrally with the intermediate coll'ar [9 and .is formed with an outside diameter slightly greater than the outside diameter of the collar 1-9 defining ashoulder 22 therebetween. A rear bearing member .or collar 24 is fixed on the extreme rear end of the shaft .l l. the rearmost collars 2| and '24 providingthe journals or hearing members for the rearmost lure member .2 5. .'A suitable hook or eye 26 is formed from the extreme rear end of the shaft ll rearwardlyof the rear collar or bearing 24 and provides an attaching eye for swingably securing a fish hook 2'1 to the rear end of the shaft II and to the .rear

end of the fishing lure l0. Preferably, atreble *or triple type of hook 2'! is used with the fishing ticularly described hereinafter.

The rotatable fishing lure member 20 is formed of a substantially cylindrical body or block 28 having a longitudinally:- extending here 3-9 side 32 and a cambered front side 34, as most clearly shown in Figure 3 of the drawings. The camber of the rear surface 34 is defined by. a segmental arcuate nose section 35 which joins the innermost rear surface 36 intermediate the length of the blades 3I, the rear portion 36 0f the upper surface being substantially parallel to the flat, substantially radial, lower surface 32 0f the blades. The grooves 30 between the adjacent blades 3| provide for the rotation of the rotatable lure member as the fishing lure I0 is drawn through the water.

The rearmost rotating lure member is rotatably supported on the enlarged bearing or col- 'lars 2| and-24 and is formed in substantially the same manner as the rotatable lure member 20 described above, the longitudinally-extending blades 3| of the rear lure member 25 having a pitch opposed to the pitch of the forward lure member 20, whereby the rear lure member 25 is caused to rotate in a direction oppositefrom the direction of rotation of the forwardmost lure member 20. A washer 3! is carried by the shaft II intermediate the length thereof for separating the rotatable lure members 20 and 25 and the inside diameter of the washer opening is slightly greater than the outside diameter of the collar I9 and smaller than the outside diameter of the adjacent collar 2|, whereby. the washer 31 is adapted to be seated or rested'on the shoulder 22 and thereby restrained against movement rearwardly on the shaft I I. The washer 31 being restrained against rearward movementon the shaft II, and being engageable with the rear end of the forwardmost lure member 2!! will restrain the forward lure member 20 against sliding movement rearwardly on the shaft II and hold the forwardmost lure member out of engagement with the rearwardmost lure member 25. A cylindrical member 38 is engaged about the rearmost collar 24 between the rear end of the rearmost lure member 25 and the attaching eye 26 at the rear end of the shaft I I for holding the rear lure member 25 against excessive rearward sliding movement on the shaft I I. The sleeve 38 will abut against the forward side of the eye 26 upon limited sliding movement rearwardly on the shaft II and thereby restrain excessive rearward sliding movement of the rear lure member 25.

In order to provide for an attractive fishing lure of the kind described above, it is anticipated that the lure members 20 and 25 will be 'gaily colored with various arrangements of colors, and preferably, each of the grooves of each of the lure members 20 and 25 will have a different color, whereby, upon' rotation of the lure members 20 and 25, the various colored rotating members will provide a bright attraction for the fish to belured to the device II).

In the use and operation of the fishing lure ID, for assembling the lure III, the sleeve 38 is initially slid downwardly on the shaft I I from the front to the rear end. The rear rotating lure 25 is then engaged on the shaftby extending the forward 4 end of the shaft II through the central bore 29 and the lure member 25 will be rotatably support ed on the collars or bearing members 2|] and 24; The washer 31 is then engaged about the forward end of the shaft II and will be seated on the abutment member or shoulder 22. After this, the forwardmost rotating member 20 will be engaged on the bearing members I8 and I9 forwardly of the washer 31 and then the keel I5 will be secured .on the forward threadedend of the shaft, as

clearly noted in Figure 4 of the drawings. One of the washers II will be disposed on the rear side of the keel member I5 and the other washer I4 will be engaged on the forward side thereof for securely locking the keel member I5 in its selected position on the forward end of the shaft II.

As the lure III is drawn through the water, the depending lure I5 being concave on the forward side thereof, will cause the lure I0 to partially dive in the water and will hold the shaft II and hook 21 against rotation relative to the fishing line, not shown in the drawings. As the shaft II and fishing lure III are drawn through the water, the forwardmost lure member 20 will be caused to rotate in one direction, clockwise, as viewed in Figure 1 of the drawings, and the rearmost lure member 25 will be caused to rotate in the other, counterclockwise direction. While the lure members 20 and 25 are rotating in their respective opposite directions, the shaft I I will remain sub,- stantially stationary as the keel member I5 is positioned on the forward end of the shaft II. to remain in a substantially vertical depending relation to the shaft and drawing of the lure I0 through the-water will not cause the keel I5 to rotate about the axis of the shaft in the manner of the rotatable lure members 20 and 25.

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A fishing lure comprising a, straight shaft, bearing means circumposed on the shaft,'lure members rotatably disposed in axial alignmenton the shaft and having their adjoining ends spaced by the bearing means, said members having long-itudinally extending helicall arranged blades projecting therefrom, the blades of one lure member with the blades of the other lure member effecting a rotation of the members in opposite directions upon moving the shaft through the water, means for attaching a line to one end of the shaft, hook means connected to the other end of the shaft, a plate depending from the shaft adjacent to the line attaching means andldispo sed in advance of the lure members for retaining said shaft against rotation, said plate having a spoon shaped lower end and a flat enlarged attaching end circumposed on the shaft, said last end having circumferentially spaced peripheral recesses defining fixed vanes radiating outwardly trans,- versely in advance. of the lure members.

2. In a fishing lure including a shaft having axially aligned lure members journaled thereon for rotation in opposite directions, the improvement which comprises a plate adapted't'o deperifd at right angles from the shaft and disposed in advance of the lure members for retaining the shaft against rotation, said plate having a spoon shaped lower end defining a concave" forward striking face and a convex rearward face and having an enlarged attaching end adapted'to be transversely fixed on the shaft, said last end having peripheral recesses defining spaced vanes adapted to radiate outwardly transversely in advance of the lure members.

JACK HINERMAN.

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